mưu sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 謀生.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miw˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɨw˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [mɨw˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɨw˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [mɨw˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

mưu sinh

  1. to make a living; to seek a livelihood